Television is in a really good place right now, with many people thinking the “small screen” offers more serious, ambitious content than do movie theaters. That’s true only if everything on TV were as good as “Breaking Bad.” The reality is you don’t see a whole lot of truly awful movies these days, the harsh studio system weeding out anything not guaranteed to carry at least some audience appeal — whereas television is best seen as an island of coal with a few diamonds peeking out here and there. Consider that, for many years, "Two and a Half Men" was the top-rated comedy.
Breaking Bad: The Complete Series
Breaking Bad: The Complete Series
Breaking Bad: The Complete Series
Television is in a really good place right now, with many people thinking the “small screen” offers more serious, ambitious content than do movie theaters. That’s true only if everything on TV were as good as “Breaking Bad.” The reality is you don’t see a whole lot of truly awful movies these days, the harsh studio system weeding out anything not guaranteed to carry at least some audience appeal — whereas television is best seen as an island of coal with a few diamonds peeking out here and there. Consider that, for many years, "Two and a Half Men" was the top-rated comedy.